Author: Christine Colfer
Publisher: MarketingNewAuthors.com
ISBN: 1-889743-64-X
No. of Pages: 490
Index: No
Table of Contents: Yes
Binding: Perfect bound (paperback)
Last Update: 2007
Volume Discounts: Yes, call to inquire
Shipping Time: 2-5 Days
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This work is about surviving. It is not for the squeamish. Jamie Colt, the main character, is molested repeatedly at a very young age. Having no one to believe her when shares information about the molestation triggers major trust issues. In her teens, she is raped. This incident exacerbates her issues about self worth and just who she is to become. After years of being abused by others and her abusing drugs and alcohol, Jamie chooses with with support of a loving and dear friend and partner, Lottie, to begin to heal. She has a religious epithany ghat calls to her inner spirit to survive. She survives and triumphs. This is a powerful, at times gut-wrenching, novel that can help the abused and non-abused. This work is based on a true story. It is a cathartic piece for anyone having lived the life of Jamie. For one having never had her experiences, it provides a story that informs and allows the reader to understand the pain and process to overcome it. This is a novel for all who need to triumph over pain.
Christine Colfer has lived more lives than many who are twice her age. She is a poet, a novelist, and screen play writer. Most of all, she is a survivor. She has more to say but this story "had to be told in order for me to tell others.
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